Morning Minutes, May 14

cavalcade kav-uhl-KAYD; KAV-uhl-kayd noun; A procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; Any procession; A sequence; a series. — Dictionary.com

Website of the Day

Horses and History

http://horsesandhistory.wordpress.com/

Interesting stories, folklore and legend about horses and their history.

Number to Know

$100 million: The Rockefeller Foundation began operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller.

This Day in History

May 14, 1948: Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.